Disability Resources

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The ADA Technical Assistance Program, is a federally funded network of grantees which provides information, training, and technical assistance to businesses and agencies with duties and responsibilities under the ADA. Good list of disability related Federal Register Notices.

Project ABLE is a national resume bank of qualified job-ready individuals. The resume bank operates through the joint efforts of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Social Security Administration (SSA), Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) agencies.

Accessible Technology Center, ATC is DOI's new facility to support employees with disabilities by determining the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomic solutions for the individual. The ATC has 4 workstations available for hands-on demonstrations of assistive technologies, each featuring products that provide accommodations for a particular category of disability.

Reference List on Web Accessibility addresses accessibility on many levels, in partnership with the many other organizations around the world which are committed to ensuring that this new technology is accessible to all. It is sponsored by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at the World Wide Web Consortium.

Bobby is a web-based public service that analyzes web pages for their accessibility to people with disabilities as well as their compatibility with various browsers, offered by CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology).

The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities. NCD is composed of 15 members appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate.